Wendy Barton-Miller was interested
in art from an early age, and now as an adult, Wendy's life is all about
her art. Her art background began in porcelain and polymer
clay. She taught porcelain and owned the studio for several years
in Centerville, Ohio, before venturing into the fiber art of rug
hooking.

She learned the basics of how to rug
hook in 1999. Quickly picking up the technique of rug hooking, she
soon turned to drawing and hooking her own designs into rugs for her
home. Through the encouragement of friends and fellow rug
hookers, Wendy started selling her rug designs as patterns for other rug
hookers to hook in 2001, under the business name of The Red Saltbox™.
She now carries two lines of patterns, her original primitive folk art
line and her newest line of antique inspired rug designs.

Wendy relocated from Ohio, back home
to Indiana in 2008. She now resides in an old historic home circa 1852,
The Robinson House, located in Attica, Indiana. Wendy travels to teach
workshops/seminars specializing in hooking with wide cuts, teaching
students how to give their rugs the "aged" appearance.

Wendy is an accomplished rug
hooker, has written numerous articles for Rug Hooking magazine and
other publications, and is a member of ATHA.